How to End the Recession
Robert Pollin : The economy needs a shot of public investment--and if it's green, the payoff will be greatest.
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Jeff Madrick on the dangers of big government, Ruth Scurr on France, Stuart Klawans on Synedoche, New York and A Christmas Tale
Articles
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It's the Solution, Not the Problem
Jeff Madrick : Faith-based claims about the dangers of big government do not stand up to the evidence.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Ready, Set, Obama
: Celebrating a new president's promise to respect, empower and include all Americans.
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We, the People
Melissa Harris-Lacewell : America has a long way to go before we get to the "more perfect union" Obama promises. But the work has begun in earnest.
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Noted.
: Reactions to the Obama victory from London and Nairobi.
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The Big Sweep
John Nichols : Obama's appeal helped the Democrats secure wide gains in the House and Senate.
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Marital Discord: Why Prop 8 Won
Richard Kim : With bald lies and racial pandering, an anti-gay marriage intiative succeeds in California.
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Antitheft Devices
Andrew Gumbel : 2008 will go down as a year activists were able to keep a rotten electoral system honest.
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Courage in Ohio
Connie Schultz : In a nation hungry for heroes on election day, blue-collar Ohio delivered.
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Studs
Victor Navasky : Remembering our national griot, the bearer of stories of people, ordinary and extraordinary.
Reviews
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Between Reticence and Revelation
James Longenbach : Reading the letters of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
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Bloodstained Ghosts
Ruth Scurr : Robert Gildea examines France between the revolution and World War I.
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Unreal City
Benjamin Lytal : An appraisal of Rainer Maria Rilke's novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
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The Dread of Failure
Stuart Klawans : Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin's enchanted A Christmas Tale and Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synedoche, New York.
Columns
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BEAT THE DEVIL
Thank You Mr. Greenspan, Thank You Mr. Bush
Alexander Cockburn : Obama will face a bruising engagement with reality in the months ahead.
Crossword
Web
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Antiwar Iraq Vets Arrested
Brett Story & VideoNation : A look at the brutal suppression of antiwar Iraq veterans highlights their continued struggle for justice.
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Bush's Lame Duck Laws
MSNBC : The Nation's Dave Zirin joins Rachel Maddow to discuss potential abuses when government agencies are given carte blanche.
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Is Sarah Palin Stupid?
The Daily Show : Now that Sarah Palin is out of the running, the media thought it'd be a good time to let us know that she didn't know Africa was a continent.
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TruthDig
Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama
Robert Scheer : How can a President Obama improve US relations with Russia if some of his closest advisors are unrepentant hawks from the cold war era?
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Obama's First 100 Days
Democracy Now : The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.
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Richard Kim on Why Prop 8 Won
Grit TV : The Nation's Richard Kim explores why the No on Prop 8 campaign failed to gain much momentum in California.
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Fiction
All Fall Down
Gary Phillips : Breakfast turns violent, more is revealed, and while a decent president gets elected, there's no rest for Congresswoman Kang.
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Lieberman Must Go, Once & For All
Brave New Films : A look at Joe Lieberman's love affair with the right, and what his cuckolded party should do about it.
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Olbermann's Special Comment on Prop 8
Countdown : Reflecting on the success of the anti-gay Prop 8 measure in California, Olbermann makes the case for love and understanding.
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The Summers Conundrum
Mark Ames : In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?
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On Veterans Day, Don't Forget About the War
Aaron Glantz : Most Americans want to put the war in Iraq behind them, but this feeling is based not on a coherent critique but on a kind of collective exhaustion.
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Obama's Energy Challenge
Michael T. Klare : Of all the challenges Barack Obama faces, none is more daunting, or more important to our collective future, as energy.
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Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest
Our generation can move beyond old battles of single-issue silos and narrow constituency interests into broader rainbow coalitions of new progressives.
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Howl
Cashing Out Detroit
Nicholas von Hoffman : Saving jobs by giving automakers large amounts of cash is a very expensive form of trickle-down. What we need is a clear plan about how automakers will use the money.
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Introducing a New New Deal
Campaign for America's Future : As we move forward, perhaps the best lessons come from yesterday.
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What Obama's Victory Means
Radio Nation : Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for real progressive change.
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Embracing the Obama Era
Rebecca Solnit : Citizenship is a passionate joy at times, and this is one of those times.
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Paul Krugman's Economic To-Do List
MSNBC : The Nobel Prize-winning economist recommends what course of action President Obama should take to rescue the middle class.
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FIRED UP
Que Sera, Sarah?
Annabelle Gurwitch : As Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska, take a moment to appreciate some other Sarahs.
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Southpaw
No Obamamania for Brandon Marshall
Dave Zirin : All the Denver Broncos wideout wanted to do was celebrate Obama's victory--but his teammates censored him and the media ridiculed him. Why?
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Howl
Change That Might Actually Happen
Nicholas von Hoffman : Obama can change the way Washington does business by mobilizing his grassroots ground operation to push his legislative agenda.
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Rachel Maddow: New Queen of Cable
The Colbert Report : Stephen Colbert teases his new, popular MSNBC competition, 'How many Peabodys do you have?'
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Treasury Secretary? Let's Hope Not
TruthDig : Robert Scheer explains why Lawrence Summers would be a bad choice as Treasury Secretary for President-Elect Obama.
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Obama's Kenyan Family Celebrates His Win
ITN News : Obama's 86-year old grandmother and other members of her community dance and cheer, 'We're going to the White House.'
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Jon Stewart vs. Fox's Chris Wallace
The Daily Show : Stewart takes Wallace to task for Fox's biased anti-Obama coverage and wonders what the network will do without Bush to back up.
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In Defense of Studs Terkel
Howard Zinn : Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel's politics from his oral history, proving he doesn't understand the man's legacy at all.
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Crossword Classic #25
Frank W. Lewis : From the April 3, 1948, issue.
Cover design by José Chicas & Gene Case/Avenging Angels
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